Wichita's riverside parks
By: James E. Mason
Series: Images of America
Publisher: Arcadia Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9780738583723
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Social life and customs; Local History; Parks; Urban parks; Pictorial works; Biography; History
Description: "Wichita was founded in 1870 at the junction of the Little and Big Arkansas Rivers in south central Kansas. From the very beginning, the rivers have been a focus for social and recreational activity. Parks, both public and private, were established along these waterways near downtown to capitalize on this natural asset and have gone through many changes. Some of these parks are now over 100 years old, but one no longer exists, having literally been dug up and hauled away in wheelbarrows in 1933. This book chronicles many of the colorful activities and events that have occurred in these parks over the years, and shows how vital they are in the Wichita of today"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.
Table of contents: title: Shuman's Grove, the first riverside park; title: Davidson's Park becomes Riverside Park; title: Three riverside parks; title: The zoo in Riverside Park; title: Historical features in the riverside parks; title: The other riverside parks; title: Recent times in the riverside parks.